Home! At 6.30am Seattle time, having set off at 5am the previous day.

All your exhaustion are belong to me!

(I have photographs, but haven't uploaded them yet. But am loving working my way through other people's pics.)

Fine by me. Fay: Children's books at twenty paces; pick a second and name the time. I am FEARLESS.

Bring it, lady!

Loom

Ah, that felt good. I promised Fay that whenever she had her first post of the day, if I were around, I'd be looming. But, getting her first post after returning from her trip? Extra bonus comedy gold points.

Fay, I'm glad you have arrived home safe & sound. That trip was really grueling. Glad we had a chance to show you Seattle, sad that it was at a break-neck pace.

Oh, and Teppy, if smonster does try to bite you, just let me know and I'll be there with a camera... it's what everyone expects now, right?

Ick report: Still no Reason ick, thankfully as we both have a mass of work to do. Jilli has a couple of weeks ahead where she has to be an hour earlier than normal and will still be working into the evenings. Me, I got my deadline moved from May 30th to June 2nd so it's actually doable.

Onward. Sorry to hear about you peeps who've had the all night coughing. That is grim.

my family accused me of being a carrier also when I told them how many of the F2F now have the Ick.

I knew it! You're the only person I kissed, and I have the ick. At least you seem to be a carrier of the low-grade variety Plague. But still. Good thing I like you so much, or I might have to be cross with you.

Oh, and Teppy, if smonster does try to bite you, just let me know and I'll be there with a camera... it's what everyone expects now, right?

Yup, pretty much.

t bites Tep

juliana me love, insent.

Envying the short-term ickers, as mine is now hacking and coughing toward the 72 hour mark. Ah well, at least I avoided any fever. I'm debating whether or not I should try leaving the apartment for lunch—I'd wanted to try this cool place in Germantown that's mostly full of ladies who lunch, but if I'm still infectious I could bring down the whole D.A.R.

Where's the downside, Matt?

I still have no ick. I haven't said so before, because I thought it would jinx me. But, I think I'm probably safe, at this point.

t /jinx

Ick-free me. Squee?

juliana me love, insent.

You? Are SO CUTE. The rest of you? Are made of AWESOME.

Rock me mama, like a wagon wheel, rock me mama, any way you feel....

The ick is staying firmly in my sinuses, adding to my theory that this is my localized ick that waits until I'm exhausted before pouncing.